crayfish

noun

cray·fish | \ ˈkrā-ˌfish

Definition of crayfish

1 : any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans (especially families Astacidea, Cambaridae, and Parastacidae) resembling the lobster but usually much smaller

2 : spiny lobster

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In February, a new type of crayfish was discovered, born from parthenogenesis. — Chris Ciaccia, Fox News, "VIRGIN BIRTH! Stingray gives birth to 'Darth Vader' after cloning herself in scientific phenomenon," 30 Aug. 2018 Peter Gordon’s glossy restaurant atop Auckland’s Sky Tower, The Sugar Club, offers several options: spanner crab, crayfish linguine, monkfish, and Mount Cook Salmon (something that is carried through to his menus designed for Air New Zealand). — Amy Louise Bailey, Vogue, "The 7 Dishes You Have to Eat in New Zealand," 25 July 2018 Sweetbreads with creamy white insides were fried to a pale, crinkled gold, then served with a brown, French, lovely and anachronistic sauce made from veal jus and crayfish. — New York Times, "It’s Not Fake French, It’s Frenchette," 10 July 2018 Since the 1960s, the species has been decimated by fires, mudslides, pesticides, fungal infections, loss of habitat and the appetites of nonnative trout, bullfrogs and crayfish. — Louis Sahagun, latimes.com, "Born in a zoo, released into the San Gabriels, a rare Los Angeles frog bounces back," 27 June 2018 The video, which has already garnered more than a million views on Facebook, shows the crayfish on the edge of the pot using its right claw to rip off its left one,which appeared immobile. — Casey Quackenbush, Time, "A Crayfish Amputated Its Own Claw to Avoid Being Boiled Alive in a Hotpot," 4 June 2018 The source of the crayfish infestations is unclear. — Michigan Wildlife Council, Detroit Free Press, "Cajun crayfish unwelcome Michigan visitors," 9 Apr. 2018 About to be boiled alive for dinner, a crayfish was captured on video amputating its own claw to escape a pot of boiling broth at a restaurant in China last week. — Casey Quackenbush, Time, "A Crayfish Amputated Its Own Claw to Avoid Being Boiled Alive in a Hotpot," 4 June 2018 Studies by the Haereticus Environmental Laboratory have found oxybenzone in oysters, crayfish, lobster, blue crab, and even fish caught and served in Hawaii according to Craig Downs, the executive director of HEL. — Mandy Ferreira, Sunset, "10 Sunscreens That Keep You and the Coral Reefs Safe," 22 Jan. 2018

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